bounce into

verb

bounced into; bouncing into; bounces into
British, informal
: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it
The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.

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Arenado’s chopper clearly bounced into foul territory beyond third base, but third-base umpire Alex MacKay ruled that the ball traveled over the bag and called it fair. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2026 The runners held when Kyle Tucker flew out to left field and the inning ended when Alek Thomas bounced into a double play. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026 Rafael Devers hit his 28th homer, a drive that bounced into McCovey Cove, and reliever Anthony Molina worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Tuesday night. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The latter then scored as the ball bounced into left field, tying the game at one. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bounce into

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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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